WO2004068369A1 - Procede et systeme pour gerer une base de donnees de fichiers multimedias - Google Patents

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WO2004068369A1
WO2004068369A1 PCT/KR2004/000129 KR2004000129W WO2004068369A1 WO 2004068369 A1 WO2004068369 A1 WO 2004068369A1 KR 2004000129 W KR2004000129 W KR 2004000129W WO 2004068369 A1 WO2004068369 A1 WO 2004068369A1
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Myoung-Soon Choi
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  • Methods and systems consistent with the present invention generally relate to managing a media file database, and more particularly, to a method and a system for managing a media file database in which the system is constructed with a folder and a link file in the same form of a construction of a media file management program, in a sub-structure of a folder position designated to allow a user to more easily manage classified contents of the media files, thereby being capable of managing or playing the media files.
  • Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0020896 discloses a method in which a tree structure ranging from the uppermost node thereof to the virtual root node of a newly created lower tree window is displayed on a cascaded-window screen, with visual links being added to the tree structure.
  • Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-0019444 discloses a database (DB) management tool that is constructed to be operated in an environment similar to that of WINDOWS EXPLORER so as to allow users to easily find and manage the directory position or title of a desired music.
  • DB database
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing an execution of a conventional art media file management program by way of example, which illustrates MEDIA LIBRARY that is a conventional file management program of the MICROSOFT WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER in common use.
  • MEDIA LIBRARY is a conventional file management program of the MICROSOFT WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER in common use.
  • directories such as 'AUDIO', 'VIDEO', 'MY PLAY LIST', and the like, are arranged under an uppermost 'MEDIA LIBRARY' directory, ALL AUDIO', ALBUM', 'MUSICIAN', and 'GENRE' directories are arranged under the 'AUDIO' directory, and lowermost directories such as 'Classical', 'Ballad', 'Other', 'Pop', 'R&B', 'Rock', and 'Vocal' are arranged under the 'GENRE' directory.
  • media files within the 'Classical' directory are displayed.
  • the conventional media file management program such as the MEDIA
  • LIBRARY of WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER records and manages position path information of media files.
  • the conventional media file management program is inconvenient in that users find and/or execute corresponding files in WINDOWS EXPLORER after loading an application (e.g., WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) and searches for media files while executing a media file management program inside the application whenever they desire to view position path information of the managed media files or play the media files. That is, such a conventional media file management program is utilized only for management inside an application such as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. For this reason, the conventional media file management program is inconvenient because a corresponding application must be executed so as to ascertain the positions of managed media files.
  • an aspect of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for managing a media file database (hereinafter referred to as 'DB'), in which the system is constructed with a folder and a link file in the same form of a construction of a media file management program, in a sub-structure of a folder position designated to allow a user to more easily manage classified contents of the media files, thereby being capable of managing or playing the media files.
  • 'DB' media file database
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for managing a media file DB, in which actual files other than link files are copied into the file directories under a designated folder for various purposes, such as the copying of media files to an outside destination, so the media files can be easily managed and played.
  • the present invention provides a method of managing a media file database (DB) comprising the steps of (1) searching for media files, (2) creating file directories by types, based on metadata of the searched media files, and (3) creating link files for the searched media files in the created file directories.
  • DB media file database
  • the present invention provides a method of managing a media file DB comprising the steps of (1) searching for media files, (2) creating file directories by types based on metadata of the searched media files, and (3) copying the searched media files to the created file directories.
  • the present invention provides a system for managing a media file DB comprising a search means for searching for media files, a storage means for storing the searched media files and metadata of these media files, a control means for creating file directories by types, based on the metadata of the searched media files, a copying means for copying the searched media files in the created file directories, and a display means for displaying the copied media files and the directories comprised of the media files.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing an execution of a conventional media file management program by way of example
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a management method of a media file DB in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a management method of a media file DB in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a management system of a media file DB
  • FIG. 5 is a view showing an execution of the management method of the media file
  • FIG. 6 is a view showing a process of editing file directories created according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing a directory structure of media files created by the method for managing media file DB according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a management method of a media file DB in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a management method of a media file DB in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a management system of a media file DB.
  • the media file DB managing system of the present invention includes a search means 402 for searching for media files, a storage means 404 for storing the searched media files and the metadata of these media files, a control means 400 for creating file directories by types based on the metadata of the searched media files, a creation means 406 for creating link files with respect to the searched media files in the created file directories, and a display means 408 for displaying the created link files and the directories comprised of the link files.
  • the DB management methods of the first and second embodiments are described hereinafter.
  • these media files are searched for (S202 and S302).
  • This function is performed by the search means 402 under the control of the control means 400.
  • media files having a relatively small capacity such as Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-l Audio Layer-3 (MP3) files, may have positions different from those of other media files
  • MP3 files may have positions different from those of other media files
  • a DB for media files can be constructed to search for media files by executing a media file program through the use of the search means 402 rather than by allowing the media files to be searched for by the user himself.
  • the search means 402 may search for media files within a range for search set by the user or a range for search automatically set by the media file management program.
  • control means 400 creates file directories based on the metadata of the searched media files stored in the storage means 404 (S204 and S304).
  • control means 400 can have a control function to allow the file directories to be created in a separate storage media.
  • the separate storage media refer to all kinds of media capable of storing therein media files, comprising a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), flash memory, and so on, regardless of the names thereof.
  • the metadata of a media file refers to data representing a definition or description of the media file, and denotes tag information, such as an actual path, file name, file type, musician, album, genre and track number of a searched media file.
  • the creation of the file directory is performed by the control means 400.
  • the user can set criteria from the metadata, and create file directories based on metadata corresponding to the criteria. For example, the names of the directories shown in FIG. 6 may be such criteria.
  • the user determines whether the tree structure of the created file directories is altered (S206 and S306). In this case when the tree structure is altered, the user may edit and alter the tree structure of the file directories using the control means 400 according to his selection S208 and S308.
  • FIG. 6 is a view showing a process of editing file directories created according to the present invention. If 'video', 'audio' and 'media album' are checked by a check mark and 'image' is not checked in the context menu of the uppermost directory, 'my library', the three checked directories are created and the 'image' directory is not created in a level lower than that of the uppermost directory. Thereafter, if 'all videos', 'album' and 'genre' are checked, three directories are created.
  • Link files for the searched media files are created in file directories that are created through the editing process or on a default basis (S210). That is, step S210 is performed by the creation means 406 under the control of the control means 400 in the first embodiment.
  • the results in which the link files and the file directories comprised of the link files are created through the above-described editing process are shown in FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing a directory structure of media files created by the method for managing media file DB according an exemplary embodiment to the present invention.
  • the file directories shown in FIG. 7 have a hierarchical structure and the hierarchical structure is identical to the structure of the popular WINDOWS EXPLORER, so the file directories are managed under a folder of the WINDOWS EXPLORER in the same manner as the folders of WINDOWS EXPLORER.
  • the above-described management method is depicted in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 5 The above-described management method is depicted in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 5 is a view showing an execution of the management method of the media file DB according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
  • the upper window of FIG. 5 shows the WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER application
  • the lower window of FIG. 5 is an example illustrating how the link files of media files created according to the present invention and the directories comprised of the link files are managed within WINDOWS EXPLORER. This function is performed by the display means 408 under the control of the control means 400.
  • the left portion of the lower window of FIG. 5 shows the state where the 'Grieg' directory under the 'musician' directory under the 'audio' directory under the 'my library' directory under the 'AV station' directory is selected, and the right portion of the lower window of FIG. 5 illustrates that three MP3 files under the 'Grieg' directory are shown.
  • media files and directories comprised of the media files are created by copying actual media files, not link files, to the created file directories (S310), instead of creating link files of the media files in the created file directories as in the first embodiment. Additionally, the actual media files, not link files, can be copied to the file directories created in a separate storage media (referring to all types of media capable of storing therein media files, such as a CD and a DVD, etc.).
  • step S210 for the first embodiment
  • step S310 for the second embodiment
  • the user may add new media files to the directories or delete media files from the directories while continuously managing the media files. That is, the control means 400 updates the link files or the copied media files and the directories when media files are added or deleted ( S212 and S312 ) .
  • the control means 400 is operated to perform the update function, and the update function may be performed as set by the user or automatically at a regular interval of time.
  • the user creates file directories based on the metadata of searched media files and creates link files in the created file directories, so media files can be easily managed and played through WINDOWS EXPLORER or any other similar programs. Actual files other than link files are copied into the file directories for the reason of copying media files to a separate storage media.
  • the present invention provides a method and a system for managing a media file DB, in which the classification information of media files is arranged under a designated folder in a tree structure, made up of link files and di- rectories consisting of the link files, identical to that of a media file management program to provide users with easy access to the media files, so the media files can be easily managed and played even when using a program such as WINDOWS EXPLORER. Meanwhile, actual files other than link files may be copied to the file directories under the designated folder for the reason of copying media files to a separate storage media.
  • EXPLORER and WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER the application of the invention is not limited to WINDOWS EXPLORER and WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, but can be applied with respect to other programs similar to WINDOWS EXPLORER and WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.

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L'invention concerne un procédé et un système permettant de gérer une base de données (BD) de fichiers multimédias. Le procédé selon l'invention consiste à (1) rechercher des fichiers multimédias, (2) créer des répertoires de fichiers par types, d'après des métadonnées des fichiers multimédias recherchés, et (3) créer des fichiers liens pour les fichiers multimédias recherchés dans les répertoires de fichiers créés. Le système selon l'invention comprend un moyen de recherche pour rechercher des fichiers multimédias, un moyen de stockage pour stocker les fichiers multimédias recherchés et des métadonnées de ces fichiers multimédias, un moyen de commande pour créer des répertoires de fichiers par types, d'après les métadonnées des fichiers multimédias recherchés, un moyen de copie pour copier les fichiers multimédias recherchés dans les répertoires de fichiers créés, ainsi qu'un moyen d'affichage pour afficher les fichiers multimédias copiés et les répertoires contenant ces fichiers multimédias copiés.
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MXPA04010057A MXPA04010057A (es) 2003-01-28 2004-01-27 Metodos y sistemas para manejar una base de datos de archivos de medios.
EP04705542A EP1588237A1 (fr) 2003-01-28 2004-01-27 Procede et systeme pour gerer une base de donnees de fichiers multimedias
JP2005501713A JP2006510997A (ja) 2003-01-28 2004-01-27 メディアファイルのデータベース管理方法及びシステム

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